The AutoEthnographer

·November 26, 2021·15 min read

"Because I was so immersed in both history, bound in good-smelling leather, no less, and in beautiful and evocative little bottles around me as playthings, I guess it needed no further prompting. It was within my blood before I could think about what I wanted to do with my life!"

Horn&Hardart Times Square New York circa 1939

Poetry Helped Me Reclaim My History: Poems of/from Photos

Paul lieber·

All Content Autoethnographic Poetry Volume 3, Issue 3 (2023)

·August 4, 2023·12 min read

The dynamic taking place in these poems was autoethnography, a hybrid of my investigation of the 1960's coupled with my personal experience.

Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: Grieving from Miles

Saurabh Anand·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 2, Issue 1 (2022)

·January 25, 2022·9 min read

I couldn't go to India for the past two years due to COVID-19 uncertainties and be with the rest of my family to help them navigate through this earth-shattering loss when they needed me the most, a sad reality of many international students.”

Psychologist’s Mind Invaded by Doppelganger on the East End

Harvey Lieberman·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 4, Issue 1 (2024)

·January 29, 2024·10 min read

The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.

A classroom by Jeffrey hamilton for unsplash

Racial Discrimination in and out of the Classroom

Brittany Whitneybell·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 3, Issue 3 (2023)

·August 27, 2023·63 min read

This work shows that the benefits of reading multiple texts, each from a different perspective provides opportunities for students.

Cover art from Patricia Leavy's Re_Invention created by Paul Gordon

What Is Social Fiction? Talking Re/Invention with Patricia Leavy

Patricia Leavy and Marlen Harrison·

All Content Education Interviews Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

·October 24, 2022·10 min read

"In our latest chat, Patricia Leavy discusses the evolution of the self-coined social fiction genre and offers a sneak peek at her latest publication, Film Blue."

Book Review: Patricia Leavy’s Writing and Publishing Qualitative Research

Dilek Isler Hayirli·

All Content News, Interviews & Reviews Volume 4, Issue 2 (2024)

·June 4, 2024·4 min read

Leavy’s Writing and Publishing Qualitative Research is a comprehensive guide that navigates the intricate landscape of qualitative research from the writing phase to publishing.

Autoethnographic Art and Essay: Ode to Bygone Birds of Childhood, Part 1 – Drawings

Terry Graff·

All Content Autoethnographic Art & Multimedia Autoethnographic Essays Climate Change Special Issue, 2022

·March 31, 2022·13 min read

"In retrospect, it was inevitable that birds and machines would converge in my work as a life-long exploration and expression of the relationship between nature and technology through the creation of avian cyborgs, the genesis of which can be traced back to my early drawings of robots and of the bygone birds of my childhood."

Kaleidoscope of potraits by geralt for Pixabay

The AutoEthnographer’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Marlen Harrison·

All Content News, Interviews & Reviews Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

·October 28, 2022·1 min read

"The AutoEthnographer is committed to diversity, equity, & inclusion in its administration; support of emerging authors and artists; & celebration of creative expression as a vehicle for shared understanding & positive change."

Photo of graduates by Jane Carmona for Unsplash

Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: Breaking Personal Boundaries, My Path to the PhD

Nadine Khair·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 2 (2021)

·September 24, 2021·7 min read

"When I was first accepted into the PhD by research program in the UK, I had mixed feelings, mainly because I was about to pursue a career that I didn’t have the heart for, and partially because I would need to explore yet another new culture, country, and environment."